Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This was composed by Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown for MGM’s 1930 film adaptation of the 1927 stage musical “Good News,” but the song did not make it into the better-known 1947 remake. Also posted is the Abe Lyman version: youtu.be/PkftunRs07M
Transferred from 78rpm Victor 22450 - If You’re Not Kissing Me (Arthur Freed-Nacio Herb Brown) by Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra, vocals by Phil Dewey, Frank Luther & Leo O’Rourke, recorded in NYC June 4, 1930
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This was composed by Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown for MGM’s 1930 film adaptation of the 1927 stage musical “Good News,” but the song did not make it into the better-known 1947 remake. Also posted is the Abe Lyman version: youtu.be/PkftunRs07M
Transferred from 78rpm Victor 22450 - If You’re Not Kissing Me (Arthur Freed-Nacio Herb Brown) by Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra, vocals by Phil Dewey, Frank Luther & Leo O’Rourke, recorded in NYC June 4, 1930
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The three* MusicProf channels are home to The HITS ARCHIVES, YouTube’s most comprehensive collection of U.S. ‘popular music’ recordings from 1925 thru 1985. Discover thousands of original hit versions, conveniently arranged in year-by-year playlists and sorted alphabetically in your choice of either song title or artist name. Simply visit this channel’s home page (here: youtube.com/@the78prof72 ), scroll down the rows of playlist categories, choose a favorite year, click on “view full playlist,” and then pick out the songs that you want to hear. Enjoy the music!
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